The JS19 was designed by Michel Beaujon under the technical direction of Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who had retired as a driver from Formula One the previous year.[1] It was provided with a Matra MS81 V-12 badged as a Talbot. The chassis had side pods which enclosed the rear suspension linkage, which minimised disruption to the air flow, and had skirts running their full length for maximum ground-effect. However, when introduced for its first race, the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix, the team was forced by race officials to remove the portion of the skirts behind the rear-wheel centreline (a subjective interpretation of the rules not clarified in written bulletins), which resulted in a loss of downforce that affected the cars' performance. The team used the JS17B, with which it had started the first five races of the season, for the following races in the United States and Canada while the aerodynamics of the JS19 were reworked in wind tunnel testing. A single JS19 was present for the Dutch and British races while the other was in the wind tunnel. Two cars were present from the French Grand Prix onwards.[2]
Racing historyedit
The Ligier team had raced the JS17B, an update of the 1981 car, for the early part of the year before introducing the JS19 at Monaco.[2] The team drivers, Eddie Cheever and Jacques Laffite, qualified 16th and 18th on the grid, respectively, but both retired from the race.[1] When the team were down to a single JS19 for races, Cheever attempted to qualify for the Dutch race but failed[1] when he crashed heavily, damaging it beyond repair.[2] Laffite qualified a new JS19[2] 20th at the following race in Britain but retired with gear box issues. Both drivers made the grid in France and went on to finish the race albeit well out of the points. Qualifying was a little better in Germany with Cheever 12th on the grid, the team's best placing so far with the JS19. Both drivers retired from the race with handling issues.[1]
Laffite took third place in Austria for the car's first points of the season. He retired from the remaining races of the season. Cheever retired in Austria and was not classified in the Swiss Grand Prix. He scored a point for sixth in Italy and followed this up with a third in the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas, having qualified fourth on the grid.[1] Ligier finished the year with 20 points, nine of which were scored with the JS19, for eighth in the Constructor's Championship.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship resultsedit
(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Nye, Doug (1985). Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966 – 1985. Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom: Hazelton Publishing. ISBN0905138376.
January 01, 1970
ligier, js19, formula, racing, manufactured, raced, Équipe, ligier, during, 1982, formula, season, powered, talbot, badged, matra, engine, js19, driven, jacques, laffite, eddie, cheever, jacques, laffite, driving, js19, 1982, grand, prixcategoryformula, onecon. The Ligier JS19 was a Formula One racing car manufactured and raced by Equipe Ligier during the 1982 Formula One season Powered by a Talbot badged Matra V12 engine the JS19 was driven by Jacques Laffite and Eddie Cheever Ligier JS19Jacques Laffite driving the JS19 at the 1982 Pau Grand PrixCategoryFormula OneConstructorLigierDesigner s Jean Pierre Jabouille Technical Director Michel Beaujon Chief Designer PredecessorLigier JS17BSuccessorLigier JS21Technical specifications 1 ChassisAluminium monocoqueAxle trackFront 1 800 mm 71 in Rear 1 600 mm 63 in Wheelbase2 700 mm 110 in EngineTalbot 3 0 2 993 cc 182 6 cu in V12 NA mid engine longitudinally mountedTransmissionHewland 5 speed manualWeight590 kg 1 300 lb FuelElfTyresMichelinCompetition historyNotable entrantsEquipe Talbot GitanesNotable driversJacques Laffite Eddie CheeverDebut1982 Monaco Grand PrixLast event1982 Caesars Palace Grand PrixRacesWinsPolesF Laps9000Constructors Championships0Drivers Championships0 Contents 1 Development 2 Racing history 3 Complete Formula One World Championship results 4 Notes 5 ReferencesDevelopment editThe JS19 was designed by Michel Beaujon under the technical direction of Jean Pierre Jabouille who had retired as a driver from Formula One the previous year 1 It was provided with a Matra MS81 V 12 badged as a Talbot The chassis had side pods which enclosed the rear suspension linkage which minimised disruption to the air flow and had skirts running their full length for maximum ground effect However when introduced for its first race the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix the team was forced by race officials to remove the portion of the skirts behind the rear wheel centreline a subjective interpretation of the rules not clarified in written bulletins which resulted in a loss of downforce that affected the cars performance The team used the JS17B with which it had started the first five races of the season for the following races in the United States and Canada while the aerodynamics of the JS19 were reworked in wind tunnel testing A single JS19 was present for the Dutch and British races while the other was in the wind tunnel Two cars were present from the French Grand Prix onwards 2 Racing history editThe Ligier team had raced the JS17B an update of the 1981 car for the early part of the year before introducing the JS19 at Monaco 2 The team drivers Eddie Cheever and Jacques Laffite qualified 16th and 18th on the grid respectively but both retired from the race 1 When the team were down to a single JS19 for races Cheever attempted to qualify for the Dutch race but failed 1 when he crashed heavily damaging it beyond repair 2 Laffite qualified a new JS19 2 20th at the following race in Britain but retired with gear box issues Both drivers made the grid in France and went on to finish the race albeit well out of the points Qualifying was a little better in Germany with Cheever 12th on the grid the team s best placing so far with the JS19 Both drivers retired from the race with handling issues 1 Laffite took third place in Austria for the car s first points of the season He retired from the remaining races of the season Cheever retired in Austria and was not classified in the Swiss Grand Prix He scored a point for sixth in Italy and followed this up with a third in the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas having qualified fourth on the grid 1 Ligier finished the year with 20 points nine of which were scored with the JS19 for eighth in the Constructor s Championship 2 Complete Formula One World Championship results edit key Results in bold indicate pole position results in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts WCC 1982 Equipe Talbot Gitanes TalbotV12 NA M RSA BRA USW SMR BEL MON DET CAN NED GBR FRA GER AUT SUI ITA CPL 20 8th Eddie Cheever Ret DNQ 16 Ret Ret NC 6 3 Jacques Laffite Ret Ret 14 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 11 points scored with the JS17BNotes edit a b c d e f Ligier JS19 StatsF1 a b c d e Nye 1985 p 194References editNye Doug 1985 Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966 1985 Richmond Surrey United Kingdom Hazelton Publishing ISBN 0905138376 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ligier JS19 amp oldid 1163764379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
